Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most prevalent sleep disordered breathing disorder. It has become apparent that in more than half the patients with OSA, the frequency and duration of apneas are influenced by body position. To treat patient
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Nico de Vries Madeline Ravesloot J. Peter van Maanen Editors
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Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Nico de Vries • Madeline Ravesloot J. Peter van Maanen Editors
Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Editors Nico de Vries Department of Otolaryngology Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Madeline Ravesloot Department of Otorhinolaryngology Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J. Peter van Maanen Department of Otolaryngology Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-319-09625-4 ISBN 978-3-319-09626-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-09626-1 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014950926 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I
General
Introduction ..................................................................................................... Nico de Vries
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OSAS: The Magnitude of the Problem ......................................................... Johan A. Verbraecken
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Compliance of Various Forms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment................................................................................... Madeline Ravesloot P
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